Light Magick vs Metadata Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Light Magick
Enhance your photos with beautiful glow effects. Easily add lines, text, and shapes with a simple touch interface. Save and share your creations to popular social media platforms.
- Add beautiful glow effects
- Free line and color options
- Free text with various fonts and colors
- 100+ shapes and colors
- Undo, Redo, and Reset editing
- Share to social media
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Light Magick add beautiful glow effect to your photo. Easy to use just move your finger or tap on the photo. -Free line and colors -Free text, fonts and colors -100 of Shapes and colors -Edit Undo, Redo and Reset -Share to other apps Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Line etc.
Metadata Pro
Edit metadata for photos and videos in batches or individually. Modify dates, locations, and EXIF data. Remove sensitive information or set to current date/time. Supports RAW photo types and various metadata standards.
- Batch date editing
- Batch location editing
- EXIF, PNG, TIFF metadata editing
- Remove GPS/Location metadata
- Remove All metadata
- Set to current date/time
- Export metadata
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PHOTO AND VIDEO METADATA EDITOR •Single or batch edit date •Single or batch edit location/GPS •Single or batch EXIF, PNG, and TIFF metadata •Single or batch shift dates to correct timezone (i.e. shift photos by 5 hours) Built in actions to quickly perform these functions to a single or batch of photos/videos: •Remove GPS/Location metadata •Remove All metadata •Set to current date and time Additional Features: •View filename and size of photos and videos •View duration and resolution of videos •Export metadata from photos and videos to apply to other photos and videos •Create metadata schemas to reuse on photo and videos •Read metadata of RAW photo file types such as CR2, NEF, DNG, and more! (Note: export of RAW file types not supported at this time) Metadata Pro supports adding, removing, and/or editing the following photo metadata: GPS: •Altitude •AltitudeRef •Latitude •LatitudeRef •Longitude •LongitudeRef TIFF: •Artist •Copyright •DateTime •ImageDescription •Make •Model •Orientation •Software PNG: •Author •Copyright •Description •Software •Title IPTC: •Keywords Exif: •ApertureValue •BodySerialNumber •BrightnessValue •CameraOwnerName •Contrast •CustomRendered •DateTimeDigitized •DateTimeOriginal •DigitalZoomRatio •ExposureBiasValue •ExposureIndex •ExposureMode •ExposureProgram •ExposureTime •Flash •FlashEnergy •FNumber •FocalLength •FocalLenIn35mmFilm •FocalPlaneResolutionUnit •FocalPlaneXResolution •FocalPlaneYResolution •GainControl •Gamma •ISOSpeed •LensMake •LensModel •LensSerialNumber •LightSource •MeteringMode •RecommendedExposureIndex •Saturation •SceneCaptureType •SceneType •SensingMethod •SensitivityType •Sharpness •ShutterSpeedValue •StandardOutputSensitivity •SubsecTime •SubsecTimeDigitized •SubsecTimeOrginal •UserComment •WhiteBalance Metadata Pro supports adding, removing, and/or editing the following video metadata: •Copyright •CreationDate •Description •Location •Make •Model •Software Note: Modifying of existing photos and videos is only possible with JPG/JPEG photos and MOV videos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Light Magick at Free against Metadata Pro's $3.99. Light Magick also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 29%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Metadata Pro's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Light Magick is free to download; Metadata Pro costs $3.99 up front. Light Magick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Metadata Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Metadata Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metadata Pro has 127 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Light Magick's written reviews are positive against 29% of Metadata Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Light Magick ships an update every 2 weeks, Metadata Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light Magick | Metadata Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.8 (127 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 29.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 127 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #78 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenichi Kobayashi | PLATINUM CITY LLC |
Customer experience
Light Magick
Metadata Pro
Bugs and requests
Light Magick
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Metadata Pro
Reported bugs
39 issues- Cannot delete all pictures
- Metadata not consistently deleted or overwritten
- App crashes when changing multiple photos/videos
- App crashes when selecting photos from album
- App crashes when trying to change date
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- App crashes when trying to remove all metadata
- Changes not reflected in Photos app
- GPS location incorrect for southern hemisphere
- Search field text invisible
- Batch edits fail or process partially
- App closes/fails when changing video date
- Live photos converted to JPG when changing metadata
- Updates break functionality
- Date doesn't change in Photos app
- Location data not updated
- Map is blank
- Cleared all dates instead of updating
- Unable to change location for photos/videos on iOS 12
- Date not updated after multiple attempts
- Crashing when selecting a picture from an album
- Program spins wheels or errors/force closes when selecting multiple photos
- Time edits not reflected in Photos app
- No metadata added to photos
- GPS data still stuck on photo
- Cannot change location for photos/videos on iOS 12
- App crashes when selecting "remove all metadata"
- One or more changes could not be edited
- Creation date won't change
- Rotates photos when clearing metadata
- Changes do not take effect in Photos app
- Bulk removal of GPS data crashes app
- App crashes regularly when browsing photo metadata
- Confirmation required for each image modification
- Original metadata sent regardless of changes
- Batch edits not functional
- Single image edits not functional
- Video files: cannot select metadata to change, only create date editable, not modify date
- App disables other editing options in Photos app
- App crashes when trying to adjust creation date
Requested features
10 requests- Add tutorials/documentation
- Improve video tagging (keywords, descriptions)
- Offset photo dates by a certain amount
- Allow renaming files
- In-line editing for video metadata
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- Ability to change modify date for videos
- Dark mode option
- More intuitive batch editing process
- Option to overwrite originals
- Better handling of large photo libraries
In-app purchases
Light Magick
- Unlock 100 of Shapes and Remove Ads$0.99
Metadata Pro
No in-app purchases
